Winery Glen CarlouTortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Glen Carlou
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glen Carlou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef skewers, lamb kebab or rabbit with beer and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tortoise Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Glen Carlou are 2017, 2013, 2014, 2012 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Glen Carlou
The Winery Glen Carlou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
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The word of the wine: Color
The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.
